I think mom guilt is this you feel like you should do one thing and you're doing another and you know

we just talked about kind of getting to know yourself and understanding yourself the relationship

with Amy G and Franny but also who you are and what you actually want. I think the mom guilt comes

in pretty strongly when there is an imbalance in that relationship when you either don't really

know who you are or it's conflicting a lot with what you think you're supposed to be doing.

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into this week's episode. This week on the Mommy Labyriners podcast I had a chance to chat with my

friend Dr. Sarah Allen all about working mom guilt. This is such a good episode you guys. I'd like

just resonated with what we were talking about so much. It's really a topic that is just so near

to my heart and I knew it would really resonate with many of you as well. That's why I wanted to

put it out. So you see Dr. Sarah Allen is a pediatric neuropsychologist who helps parents with the

tools and support that they need to mindfully raise successful happy and connected kids.

For today's episode we spoke specifically about flipping the narrative on working mom guilt and

Sarah weighed in with her brain expertise to share why being a working mom benefits children

and their development. You'll hear as we discuss what working mom guilt typically looks like,

research back reasons why being a working mom can benefit your children, discuss the pros and

cons of daycare versus nanny care in the first year from a neurodevelopment perspective and

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